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just like riding a bicycle
I unearthed my container of cookie cutters last week. Oh, the memories! Most I inherited from my grandmother and all of them had been used many, many times when the children were growing up. I had the urge–after thirty-plus years–to … Continue reading
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say “ahhhh”
Daughter Nancy had a tonsillectomy Tuesday morning. I stayed with her in the pre-op area until the nurses wheeled her into the operating room and then I roamed the halls of the hospital looking for a cup of coffee. Thank … Continue reading
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birthday joy
This was taken at Ella’s, a beautiful restaurant in Westerly. Jeff and Angela took us here for a birthday celebration. I am 72 and proud of it! As you see, we are having a great time. Daughter Nancy arrived earlier … Continue reading
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just wait until next year
Next year I am buying the gravy and I am not going to make homemade dressing. No more oven-toasted Italian bread cubes for me! I’m returning to bags of Pepperidge Farm stuffing mix and calling it good. Why, you ask? … Continue reading
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welcome home
Harley Chick came over Friday for lunch and catching up. I hadn’t seen her since April, so there was a lot to talk about. “I bought you a surprise,” she announced, handing me a gift bag. Inside were two bags … Continue reading
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hanging out with a cousin
Banjo Man once told me he had 40 first cousins. I found that hard to comprehend. My side of the family is woefully short of relatives, but a second cousin–on my mother’s side– surfaced in Austin about three years ago … Continue reading
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sunshine, boats and flounder
This was the view from our table at Champlin’s, in Galilee, on Sunday afternoon. We decided to take a drive to the fishing village and eat fish ‘n chips while watching the boats come into Salt Pond from the ocean. … Continue reading
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welcome to november
Frost on the pumpkins this morning! It is 35 degrees and all of a sudden winter is breathing down our necks. Oh, my goodness. Are we ready? Getting there. Sort of. Last night Banjo Man defrosted a bag of thickly-sliced … Continue reading
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my cave has a kitchen
After my post-summer, post-road-trip crash of the past two weeks, I’m slowly venturing out of my cave. I baked sugar cookies Monday, and magically two hungry children appeared with their father! How did they know? It was a party. Today–or … Continue reading
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workin’ on it
I am slowly getting my pumpkin act together. The mantel is fixed and looks festive. There’s not much I can say for the rest of the house. I’m still unpacking six months of “stuff” from the summer, so autumn decorating … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 